Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented Rs 2,154.87 crore supplementary budget on the floor of the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday. The discussions on the budget provisions would be held in the House on Thursday.
Some of the key estimated expenditure mentioned in the budget are — Rs 10,458 crore interest on market loans to be paid to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Rs 61.93 crore to be spent for setting up of solar powered irrigation pumps, Rs 827 crore expenditure for construction of Government housing by Chhattisgarh Housing Board in all development blocks, Rs 43.15 crore to be required for construction of buildings under the head of the 13th Finance Commission report in Naya Raipur, construction of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) at the expenditure of Rs 250 crore, Rs 15 crore for implementation of ‘Hamar Chhattsgarh’ project.
Expenditure of Rs 14.98 crore for Centrally sponsored development of tourist centres, Rs 6 crore for running model schools on PPP mode, Rs 327 crore as additional expenditure for the Smart City project among others.